Historical Events
No Fences
"No Fences" second studio album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1991)
- 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq
- Brewers-Blue Jays game is delayed 35 minutes due to gnats
- Market prices plunge as OPEC nears informal agreement to increase output to cover shortfall due to invasion; cash market trading experiences abrupt decline.
Sports History
Rosa Mota wins female marathon (2:31:27)
- WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude
Famous Birthdays
- Tori Bowie, American athlete (Olympic gold 4×100 m relay, silver 100m, bronze 200m 2016; World C'ship gold 100m, 4x100m relay 2017), born in Sand Hill, Mississippi (d. 2023)
Famous Deaths
- Raymond St Jacques, American actor, director and producer, who was the 1st African-American to hold a regular role in a western series (Simon Blake in "Rawhide"), dies of cancer at 60
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
American blues guitarist (Texas Flood; "Pride And Joy"; David Bowie - "Let's Dance"), dies in a helicopter crash at 35
Died in 1990 1990 Highlights
About August 27, 1990
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 33 years, 7 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Virgo
Holidays: Late Summer Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)
Music Charts
#1 Song: If Wishes Came True - Sweet Sensation
#1 Song: Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Bombalurina Ft. Timmy Mallett
